Mortality rate, infant, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mortality rate, infant, male was 47.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
47.3 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
20th
of 197 countries
All-time high
180 per 1,000 live births
in 1982
All-time low
47.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Madagascar, 1972–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, male in Madagascar is 47.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Madagascar peaked at 180 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 47.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 20th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 87.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1973 | 89.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 91.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 93.1 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 94.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 96.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 99.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 143.8 per 1,000 live births | +44.2% |
| 1981 | 144.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 180 per 1,000 live births | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 142 per 1,000 live births | -21.1% |
| 1984 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 107.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 106.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 104.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 102.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 99.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 97.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 92.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 89.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 87.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 84.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 79.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 76.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 73.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 71 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 68.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 66 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 49.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 49.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 48.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 48 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 48 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | 87.6 per 1,000 live births | 99.7 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1980s | 123.89 per 1,000 live births | 99.9 per 1,000 live births | 180 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.79 per 1,000 live births | 73.8 per 1,000 live births | 97.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.82 per 1,000 live births | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | 71 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.76 per 1,000 live births | 48 per 1,000 live births | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 50.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Benin 49.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 47.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Mozambique 47.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Sudan 47.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Djibouti 46.9 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 9.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Madagascar?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Madagascar was 47.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 180 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Madagascar ranks 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.